Last Australian combat troops leave Afghanistan --- SYDNEY — The last remaining Australian combat troops in Afghanistan were headed home on Monday, as Australia’s military involvement in the 12-year-old conflict draws to a close. -- The final group of Australia’s combat soldiers in Afghanistan pulled out on Sunday, coinciding with the closure of the international military base at Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province, Australia’s main base in the country, Defense Minister David Johnston said. - more, Washingtonpost, at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/last-australian-combat-troops-leave-afghanistan/2013/12/15/59c9bde6-660b-11e3-997b-9213b17dac97_story.html